LOS ANGELES (Aquafina On The Bricks) - Aquafina On the Bricks will blow your mind with a cyclone of different sounds! This night of incredible variety will make you crazy for music with so many genres and sounds from all realms of the spectrum!
With over 15 million records sold, rap-rock group Cypress Hill will bring tight beats and salsa rhythm to the stage while free-spirited jam band Blues Traveler provides a grassroots groove to the evening, along with the Latino finesse and flow of deSoL and the rhymes of Southern hip-hop troop Rehab.
Since its formation in 1988, the pioneering rap-rock quartet Cypress Hill has come a long way from the streets of South Central L.A. Over the course of its 15-year history, they have sold more than 15 million albums worldwide; garnered 15 multi-platinum, platinum and gold certifications from the RIAA; headlined Lollapalooza, Woodstock and their own "Smokin' Grooves" tour; all the while breaking down the barriers between hip-hop, alternative, metal, rock, reggae, ska and Latin music.
These Latino rap pioneers are most widely known for hits like "Insane in the Brain" and "Ain't Goin' Out Like That" off their second album, Black Sunday. Their tight beats, rapping style, and funky rhythms appeal to a range of audiences from rap enthusiasts and hip-hoppers to alternative rockers and they're still going strong well into the new millennium. In 2004, the group released their tenth LP, appropriately titled Till Death Do Us Part.
Through trademark blasts of harmonica and explosive live performances, Blues Traveler provides a balance between accessible songwriting, pop hooks and blues-rock influenced grooves. This organic-rock band has an intense loyal fan base that craves their instrumental races and energetic jams that stretch songs out to their fullest potential. Blues Traveler has been compared to legendary rockers Led Zeppelin and the Grateful Dead, and can boast of huge successes such as the Grammy winning single "Run Around," which still holds the record for longest-charting single ever, and the highly acclaimed H.O.R.D.E. Festival.
Blues Traveler will get the crowd's heads bobbing to the limber rhythms of their jivin' songs.
With its seamless blend of seven inspired musicians, deSoL creates a unique mix of chanted melodies with the modern edge of big rock hooks and flourishes of rap and hip hop. Performing songs like their infectious new single "Spin Around," the rock band with the Latin soul draws people of all backgrounds into their vibrant, pulsating flow. And with deSoL's riotous live shows, their audience is growing with every performance. Quickly after forming, the group's balance of Latino fire and straight ahead rock and roll was perfected so fully that their demo tape started gaining attention within the industry landing them at Curb Records with a debut album, Follow The Sun, on the way.
Atlanta-based rappers Rehab say they have created a new way of making music called "mash up." They "mash up" everything good about every kind of music and come up with something fresh and different. "Rehab is all about the rehab of music," explains frontman Danny Boone. Their second album Southern Discomfort, included the hip-hop hit "It Don't Matter," but their newest effort, indie-released Too Broke to Drink, Too Drunk to Work, leans more towards rock.
This pumped up combination of rock and rap reflects the influences of the Southern rock tradition that mixes rock, blues and country. The frenzied display of a Southern brand of hip-hop presented by Rehab is something you won't want to miss!
Who: Cypress Hill, Blues Traveler, deSoL and Rehab
When: Friday, August 6, 2004
Where: Centennial Olympic Park (downtown)
Time: Gates open 5:30 pm; Show 6-11:00 pm
Age: All Ages
Cost: $5; Children 5 & Under Free
